SAUSAGE AND BEAN STEW

1 Lb. Sausage, cut into 1/2 Slices
1 Tablespoon Oil or Bacon Drippings
1 Medium Onion, chopped
2 Garlic Cloves, minced
1 Bell Pepper, chopped
1 Can(28)oz. Diced Tomatoes
1 Can(14)oz. or 2 Cups Kidney or Pinto Beans, drained and rinsed
1 Can (14)oz. or 2 Cups Garbanzo Beans, drained and rinsed
1/2 Cup Salsa, Medium or Mild
1/2 Cup Wate
1 Teaspoon Cumin
1 Teaspoon Dried Oregano

In a large pot or duch-oven, brown sausage in oil over medium heat. You may have to cook half the amount at one time. The less crowded the faster the meat will brown. Remove the meat from the pan and set aside on a plate. Drain fat, leaving  a tablespoon of drippings to soften the onion and garlic. Saute for 5 minutes. Do not let garlic burn. Return sausage to pan. Add rest of the ings. and cover and simmer for 40 to 50 minutes. Stir occasionally.

STEFEN'S BROCCOLI CASSEROLE

Ingredients:

• 1 Medium Onion, chopped
• 2 Tablespoons Butter or Marg.
• 2 Bags Frozen Chopped Broccoli
• 2 Cups Minute Rice
• 1 Can of Cream Of Mushroom Soup
• 1 Can of Cream Of Chicken Soup
• 1 Large Box Of Cream Cheese
• 1 Large Jar of Cheese Whiz
• Salt and Pepper

Directions:
Cook the broccoli and drain it. Then cook the rice and drain it. In a skillet sauté the chopped onion in butter.  In a large bowl add the broccoli and the 2 cups of cooked rice. Then add the onion. Then add the cream of chicken soup and cream of mushroom soup. Next add the box of softened cream cheese and the cheese whiz. Mix all of this up good. Salt and pepper it. Put in a 13 x 9 sprayed pan and bake on 350 for 45 minutes.

ME AND MY PICKLES

Everyone that knows me knows how I love those good ole dill pickles. I don't know which one loves them the most me or my sister-in-law. Of course we have to have that salt shake sitting close by for them. Every Christmas it is our thing to get one of the big jar of pickles from Sam's for her. Now they have come up with a new thing in our area. Deep fried pickles. Right down my alley. After hearing about them I had to go try a order from a small restaurant called Conley's. Boy were they good. But you had better let them cool down before eating or you will sure have a burnt mouth. I have always got them down in Nashville from a restaurant called Toot's. Now ranch dressing is good for dipping them in but bbq sauce. Well I will try anything once. It is good with them. lol. So if you love pickles make sure and try you a order in your area. Some of them taste greasy if you let them get to cold tho. I am going to make me some myself. I think I will use panko bread crumbs to roll them in or some shake and bake and just deep fry them but don't let them get to brown. Another way is to use ky. kernel seasoned flour for them.
If you love pickles one batch sure won't be enough. lol. Try some.

CHICKEN CRESCENT ROLL UPS

1 (8)oz. Cream Cheese
6 Tablespoons Melted Butter or Marg.

4 Cups Cooked, Cubed Chicken
1/2 Teaspoon Salt
1/8 Teaspoon Pepper
4 Tablespoons Milk
2 Tablespoons Onion, finely chopped
2 (8)oz. Cans Crescent Rolls
Seasoned or Plain Bread Crumbs for topping

In a medium bowl blend the cream cheese and the 4 tablespoons of butter until smooth. Add the next 6 ings. Mix well. Separate the dough into 16 triangles. Lay them on a sprayed cookie sheet or parchment paper. Put 1 tablespoon of filling in the middle of each one. Fold the threee corners of the rolls together and seal. Brush the tops with the reserved butter and then sprinkle on the bread crumbs. Bake in oven on 350 for 20-25 minutes. Cool on a rack. Do not let these scorch.

BAKED RANCH CHICKEN

1 Pack Ranch Powder for dressing
1 Can Bread Crumbs
3 or 4 Chicken Breasts or thighs or legs

Take and was chicken. Pat dry. Mix the ranch dry mix in the bread crumbs. Coat the chicken in this mixture. Spray a cookie sheet. Put chicken on it spaced out. Let bake for 1 hour or until done. Watch and do not let this scorch. Bake on 350.

MAKING PANCAKES OUT OF BISCUITS

If you like pancakes and don't have any mix. You can take a can of biscuits or Grand's biscuits. Put some flour on your board or wax paper. Take the biscuit and roll it a little. Flip it over and roll out some more. Put some butter or oil in a skillet and fry them like pancakes.
You can also take and roll these out thin and add some cheddar cheese in the middle of them. Fold them up and then make like a twist on the top. Flip them over and roll out flat. Put these in the skillet with some oil and let get light brown. Serve as a bread or use as a wrap.

CHASING THE PIG

It was a very hot summer day and like all animals on a hot day they love to try to find a cool shady spot. Now my father-in-law had a pig who was more of a pet then a dog is. Some way or other this pig got out of the pen it was in and wanted to find a cool spot to lay. Now it being a pig you can not get it to mind that good. So my father-in-law thought he would just call to it and get it to come back to him. Now that pig had a mind of its own. No matter what he said to it he just could not get it to come get back in it's pen. So the chase began. Around and around the pen up and down the road and in the yard. You name it and that pig was going for it.
 So it decided to go up the main road from where he lived. You have to go up a hill to get to the main road. Away it went and away my father-in-law went after it.
 Now this pig was not that big so some way or other caught it. Here he came carrying it back. THIS time it was put back in its pen. He was give out from chasing the pig. He hurt his back some way and had to go to the doctor. So my mother-in-law went with him. The doctor went out of the room and she got his paper and was looking at the report. The doctor had wrote down."Cause of pain", chasing a pig. What part hurting, "Back" from carrying the pig. Bed rest for one week until back eases up. No more lifting or chasing pigs.
 My father-in-laws back was put together with screws and wire where he had been hurt and had to be operated on. As he never weighted no more that 120 lbs. I don't see how he could lift that pig. I think he had enough of a pig for a pet and got rid of it. His back hurt him for a long time after that.
I think the next animal he got for a pet was a monkey named Herman.  Herman was one of the meanest things I have ever seen. Read the story on Herman. lol.